Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-17

he needed $4,000, but did not SAL for
what purpose. Searles was unable to
make the loan. That same day, after
Scott hsd left, Searles wrote him letter
telling him If he was in trouble
in the bank he had better see
Auchincloss, one of the directors.
Scott did not take this advice because
the letter did not arrive until after ne
hsd left the country. Finding it impos-
siole 70 get the necessary money before
going to the bank on Monday,
HE GOT DISGUISE.
He took $50 O00 He put it in two
packages, one of $40, 900 and the other
Of $4,000. He went to Cen
trail PARK and met Dun there
They walked to a secluded spot and
Scott pulled out $40, 600 and said "There
is the money"
Dun looked around, saw that he was
unobserved ard put it in his pocket.
Scott said: "Dun, 1 shall have to
leave tonight"
They shook hands and parted. Scott
went to the Grand Union hotel, as
sumed his disguise and took
late train for Montreal.
He arrived the next morning. He did
not stop in Canada long. He correspou-
ded with Dun under various aliases.
Dun's letters consist principally of news
paper clippings OF the defaIcation and ne
also
SENT SCOTT MONEY.
Scott took sc for Europe in Sep
TENDER, 1885. He hss been in
London since. His wife joined
him in May, 1856. Before she
started she handed to w D. Searlas $1,000,
saying she thought her husband owed him
that sum. He deposited it in his own
name. When in connection with this
suit he was asked to explain why he
kept it, he said he had not drawn
it, us3ecting it might belong &c
| the Manhattan Bank. In June he
handed it to the banks counsel
Scott corIesponded with Dun and Mrs
Jennie a. Searles, his sister. in-law, from
London. He received money amounting
to $1,000. In 1886 an attemptHt cOmpro-
mise was made by Scott, various schemes
being on foot. In December, 1886, he
asked the bank to give him
GENERAL RELEASE
for So. 900. It is said that the bsnB
accepted this offer. He wrote
! Dun telling him to GET
ready to pay that sum. Dun replied il
January, 1887, that he had lost the money
Then came the crisis, and these proceed
| ings were investigated. Dan mad writer
| that he had been unfortunate in specula
tons. He said that one time ne had beer
| long on one million bushels OF wheat, but
the market had kept going eff until NJ
had lost all. He started on stocks, but
with the same result. In this letter tC
Scott he said: "Probably about the time
this letter reaches you l shall have com
United suicide" In another he said he
had decided TO stay his hand and await
his fate. Mrs Scott started for New
| y Ork ct once. she and her sister, Mrs
| Saerles,
! HAD NUMEROUS INTERVIEWS
with Dun, but the money was not
forthcoming. He told penitent
story, out wasInot believed. He showed
| Mrs. Scott accounts current with brok-
ers. He showed them to Mrs. Searles
| but neither could understand them. Mrs
Searles asked to be permitted to show
them to her husband. Dun was not
averse to this, but never gave them to
her or allowed Mr.. Searles to see
them. Dun wrote a letter in -
| to Mrs. Searles. II was a story of re-
| pentance, ana ne Denied any attempt to
steal. When Dun WAS arrested ne stood 81
the ticker in his office. He was calm and
reserved. He was taken before Sherjf
Grant and told that he would have TO GET
bail in the sum of $4,000. In default oil
bail he was taken to Jail. Dun is
thirty-seyen and Scott forty-two years
old. Mr.. Searles states in an aft Iavir
that when Scott called upon him fol-
money he had no suspicion that every
thing was not right.